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Men’s Basketball Uses Second-Half Defense To Shut Down Murray State

ESTERO, Fla. - The Drake University men's basketball team ratcheted up the defensive pressure again in holding Murray State to 18 percent shooting in the second half to defeat the Racers, 63-53, in the Bulldogs' final game of the Gulf Coast Showcase.

Drake (6-2) won its final two games of the event to finish with a 2-1 record in the event.

"I loved the way we bounced back after our first game, and our last two games we were outstanding defensively and competed for all 40 minutes," said Drake head coach Darian DeVries. "Offensively, we're not quite there yet, but we were much better in the first half today.